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The Benefits of Contaminated Site Cleanup Revisited: The Case of Naples and Caserta, Italy [PDF]

open access: yes
Guerriero and Cairns (2009) recently estimate that contaminated sites and improper waste management result in 848 excess deaths per year in the provinces of Naples and Caserta in Southern Italy, 403 of which are fatal cancers. In the absence of estimates
Anna Alberini   +3 more
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Ischemic Stroke Burden in China and Other G20 Nations (1990–2021): A Comparative Analysis From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 and Trend Projections Through 2031

open access: yesHealth Care Science, EarlyView.
This study analyzes ischemic stroke (IS) burden in China and other G20 countries (1990–2021) using Global Burden of Disease 2021 data. China exhibited rising age‐standardized incidence rates (ASIR: +12.6%) and delayed mortality decline, contrasting with G20 reductions (ASIR: −9.3%; sustained ASMR fall).
Bin Luo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting Safe Opioid Disposal: Experimental Evidence on Behavioral Messaging With Financial Incentives

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some patients prescribed opioid pills fail to properly dispose of their unused pills, posing a risk for others. We report results from a pre‐registered field experiment testing whether behaviorally informed reminder cards increase participation in a financial incentive program for returning unused opioid pills among U.S. Veterans.
Mattie Toma   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing Effects of Birth Order on Intelligence, Educational Attainment, Big Five, and Risk Aversion in an Indonesian Sample

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Personality, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Few studies have examined birth order effects on personality in countries that are not Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD). However, theories have generally suggested that interculturally universal family dynamics are the mechanism behind birth order effects, and prominent theories such as resource dilution would ...
Laura J. Botzet   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

GastroNet: A robust attention‐based deep learning and cosine similarity feature selection framework for gastrointestinal disease classification from endoscopic images

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Diseases of the Gastrointestinal (GI) tract significantly affect the quality of human life and have a high fatality rate. Accurate diagnosis of GI diseases plays a pivotal role in healthcare systems. However, processing large amounts of medical image data can be challenging for radiologists and other medical professionals, increasing the risk ...
Muhammad Nouman Noor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for the Opportunity Cost of Children's Time in Economic Evaluation: Challenges and Frequently Asked Questions

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Economic evaluations carried out from a societal perspective ought to account for the opportunity cost of a range of resources, including those committed by care recipients. People's time is such a resource: it is limited, valuable and it has an opportunity cost that should be reflected in cost calculations.
Lazaros Andronis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disparity in the Markers of Affordability Across Targeted‐ and Immune‐Therapy Drugs Used in Head and Neck Cancers

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The expanding use of systemic therapies for recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer has raised major concerns regarding affordability and equitable access, particularly across countries with differing income levels and health financing structures.
Arjun Gurmeet Singh   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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